Alistair AppletonJan 315 minDharmaWhat does Buddhism have to say about sexuality and gender?New member Fran, coming from a progressive Islamic mosque in Canada, was interested in Buddhism’s stance on gender and sexuality and so I...
Alistair AppletonJun 29, 20236 minMeditationGoing Outdoors to Enter the PresenceI am entering one of my periodic periods of great doubt. I have these on a fairly regular basis - once every five years, perhaps - and...
Alistair AppletonMay 11, 20238 minPsychologyVictory Mind II: Sleep Is Not EnoughOne of the factors that Johann Hari identifies in his excellent book Stolen Focus is the crippling exhaustion that most humans in the...
Alistair AppletonJan 9, 20236 minRetreatSitting Out practiceThe January full moon over the Seven Sisters, 2022. WHAT IS SITTING OUT? I’ve been exploring a practice called ‘sitting out’. It’s not a...